Mighty Oceans and Foolish Seas!
I awakened and found myself upon an unfamiliar ship; beneath a strangely colored sky; passing along upon the waters of an unknown ocean. I stood upon the bow as I forward passed and did feel I was the captain of this vessel. I recognized myself as the captain of this ship, yet, strangely, I did not recognize the vessel. This was a mightier ship; a more stately ship than I had known. The ship I had known was always at the mercies of the sea, but to this vessel I have now awakened it is as though this ship, as it goes forth, commands the waters to bow before it. The waves themselves are conscious of its regal presence and rise not up to test or tempt their strength against the power of this vessel to severe them apart should they try. The waves rise not up and are at peace with me, only murmuring somewhat amongst themselves as I pass by as though conversing in awe at the might and splendor of this vessel. The waves of all the oceans from the horizons and beyond have challenged every ship which have set forth to pass over them, but few ships as this and rare they be that have come forth in strength to challenge them and to make them accountable to it.
There comes a ship much greater than mine. My ship is but a small and heralding glimpse of a ship so great that shall pass over these waters soon after me that its coming shall be so great the waters will not even murmur, but shall be stilled as glass. And the mast of this Great Ship shall reach into heaven itself.
Ten thousand times ten thousand ships have been dashed against the rocks by the violence of the seas, but the Mighty Ship which comes shall not suffer the voice of her angers anymore. The violence of her anger and the voice of her roaring shall be as a man struck dumb in the midst of his rage.
I go forth in proclamation to the oceans of these words, but they are yet arrogant in their power and scornful in their reply; "No ship there be that shall come our way that we should not be the masters of". O prideful oceans, O arrogant seas, O foolish waves; how you rise up in wrath to have your way, yet in all your greatness and in all that is you; you have no eyes! Great, and vast and powerful and so always eager to proclaim your might from horizons and beyond to horizons and beyond, yet, still, you have no eyes! And yet I say unto you, mighty and arrogant and proud oceans and seas and waters and waves, that the ship that shall come after me shall cause you to have sight and they shall be sights you would rather not behold. You mighty and arrogant waters that cover the earth; it may be that you have had ears, but they have been only for the hearing of your own voice. But you shall have no speech when this Mighty Ship comes after me; and you will not hear then your own voice and your arrogance will no longer be your strength. You would not hear my cry when I cried to you this warning from my former ship, because, in your arrogance, you dashed my ship against the rocks as well, but now, upon this ship, you shall take heed and you shall not dash this ship against the rocks for if you try the ship which comes after me shall take the very life from you if you try.
O prideful oceans, O arrogant seas, O foolish waves; you knew my voice before and considered it not, because you were drunk with the wine of your own power. You shall be as a mighty and violent man made old and feeble in a day; and you shall pass away into death before the setting of the sun. Where your roaring and your violence and your anger and your arrogance covered the earth there shall be Peace. Your vain promises and threats shall die with you. And those who loved your violence and were arrogant and were drunk with your foolishness shall pass away in a day as an old and feeble man. O prideful oceans, O arrogant seas, O foolish waves; you are not mighty for your death is already in you for you have poisoned yourself. You sentenced yourself to death by the blows of your own hand. And what am I now that I have risen up again whom you dashed against the rocks? You have not triumphed over me by dashing me against the rocks! I was the Seal of God you were told not to break; yet you have broken The Seal. I was the seal that held mercy for you. I was the seal of God's patience with you. I was the seal that held any remaining hope for you. You fool! You have struck a blow of death and have broken the seal you were warned should not be broken. And by the breaking of the seal you have called with your own voice; you have heralded with your own arm for the Mighty Ship to come; the ship upon whose banner is written, "I AM, THAT I AM"!